Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Four members of the al-Jumaili family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Hit, according to reports.
Mr al-Jumaili was described as a refrigerator repairman, whose home in the city’s April 7th neighbourhood was hit.
The dead have been named by one of the sources.
In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that after a review of all available records it was determined that, more likely than not, civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition action.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (4)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Hit (يت), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.642631, 42.829814. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (5) [ collapse]
Media
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Funeral for a family of four reported killed in a Coalition strike at Hit, Iraq Sept27 2015 (via Iraqi Revolution)
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Another image of the funeral (via Iraqi Revolution)
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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Sept. 27, 2015, in Hit, Iraq, via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was determined that, more likely than not, the alleged civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition action. 2834/CI113 38SKC987246
Original strike reports
Airstrikes on September 26th-27th in the city had targeted a “VBIED production facility,” according to a press release.